By his own standards, Green had a down year in 2017 after the passing attack fell apart due to a struggling offensive line. Should things around him stabilize though, he’s bound to have a much higher spot on the 2019 list.

Jackson should take a massive climb up the list as well. He had a historic statistical season last year, shutting down the likes of Antonio Brown and T.Y. Hilton. He’ll see more usage in 2018, though the odds quarterbacks look at the opposite side of the field seems high.

Ranked in the forties, these foundational pieces for the Bengals could have much higher rankings in 2019 if Green can get back to his usual self and Jackson can at a minimum extend his elite play over the course of a bigger workload.